abluegirl:

Curving sands in Iran’s salt desert, Dasht-e Kavir. Summer evaporation in the desert leaves behind a high concentration of minerals, making Iran one of the world’s most important mineral producers

Rhodochrosite (by anthonyfalla)

disconectthedots:

One of the most enjoyable parts of studying geology is looking the rocks under the polarizing light microscope. More than minerals, when I am stared at the microscope I see a world full of colors and possibilities. 
This rock is a dunite, an igneous rock rarely found in the continent, but one of the majors constituents of Earth’s mantle.

disconectthedots:

One of the most enjoyable parts of studying geology is looking the rocks under the polarizing light microscope. More than minerals, when I am stared at the microscope I see a world full of colors and possibilities. 

This rock is a dunite, an igneous rock rarely found in the continent, but one of the majors constituents of Earth’s mantle.